Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 578: Chapter 578: Why Can’t We Get Over This Meme

When Yunyi returned, all the dishes in the kitchen had just been taken out of the pot. If it weren’t for having an ace up her sleeve, she would surely have been exposed.

Ye Wenhui looked at Yunyi as she came in: "Sis, where did you go? I was just about to go out and look for you."

Yunyi replied without breaking a sweat, "I just went to the clinic for a bit."

Everyone heard this and didn’t doubt it since the clinic only had one person manning the pharmacy today, so it was understandable there might be something.

Wei Zijia smiled at her: "Your timing is impeccable; the dishes just finished coming out of the pot."

No one would have thought that Huo Jingrui’s cooking skills were not only good but exceptionally good.

With many hands, the dishes were quickly brought to the table. After Yunyi, the host, gave a brief speech, everyone picked up their chopsticks.

Huo Jingrui kept a close eye on Yunyi, taking care of her with great detail. Qiao Wenyu and Zheng Xuewen followed suit, making Wei Zijia and Ye Wenhui blush rosy red even after finishing their meal, feeling shy.

After the meal, cleaning up naturally fell to Qiao Wenyu and Zheng Xuewen.

Yunyi took out the poker cards she had bought in advance, then set out the sunflower seeds, peanuts, assorted fruit candies, and White Rabbit milk candies that Huo Jingrui prepared, along with apples, pears, and tangerines.

When Zheng Xuewen and Qiao Wenyu returned from cleaning the kitchen and saw the tangerines, they rushed over: "Big Brother Huo, you’re amazing; you really are amazing. We didn’t even find these when we went to the black market."

Yunyi heard what they said and couldn’t help but laugh unapologetically when she looked at Huo Jingrui. This joke just wouldn’t go away.

Huo Jingrui turned her head straight: "No more laughing. Do you want an apple or a pear? I’ll peel it for you."

Yunyi held back her laughter: "I want it cut into pieces and stuck on skewers."

Huo Jingrui took an apple and a pear to the kitchen and soon returned with the cut fruits. Not finding skewers, he ingeniously turned chopsticks into skewers.

This earned another round of praise from Qiao Wenyu and Zheng Xuewen: "Big Brother Huo, you truly are impressive."

The apple Yunyi had just put in her mouth was laughed out immediately.

Leaving Huo Jingrui looking sulky, while everyone else seemed a bit perplexed.

Yunyi stifled her laughter and directed them to set up the table: "Come on, let’s play poker."

Ye Wenhui asked, "Sis, didn’t you say you still need to make dumplings?"

Yunyi was shuffling the cards: "No rush, let’s play a while first, and then we’ll make them. By midnight we can have freshly cooked dumplings, and we’ll freeze the leftovers outside. You can come back in the morning for frozen dumplings."

Wei Zijia waved a hand: "We won’t be back in the morning. I heard the cafeteria is also making dumplings in the morning."

Yunyi looked puzzled: "With so many people, can they handle that many dumplings at the cafeteria?"

Wei Zijia laughed and explained: "There’s a notice posted at the cafeteria door. Tonight, the cafeteria is organizing people to make dumplings. Those who participate will get two extra dumplings in the morning."

Upon hearing this, Yunyi wondered who would go to the cafeteria to freeze for two dumplings. But thinking about it, in these times, getting to eat two extra meat dumplings is a good deal, so some people would probably go.

And indeed, the cafeteria was bustling with people at the moment; even Zhang Wenjuan had joined. Originally, Zhang Baoxiang couldn’t support her much, and now there’s nothing left. Her life is particularly tough.

Earlier this year, she even wrote a letter to the Zhang Family, but, unfortunately, by New Year’s Eve, she hadn’t received a reply or support from them. She began to resent everyone, including Wu Bingjie.

So after sending someone back to Zhang Family Village, she returned to the Agricultural Reclamation Group without looking back, completely unconcerned about what would become of Wu Bingjie or who would take care of him.